Absalom Flees to Geshur
2 Samuel 13:37
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
- KJV
- ¶ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.Ammihud: or, Ammihur
- WEB
- But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.
- ASV
- But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
- LSV
- And Absalom has fled, and goes to Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourns for his son all the days.
- YLT
- And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourneth for his son all the days.
- DBY
- And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day.
- DRC
- But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.
- GNV
- But Absalom fled away, and went to Talmai the sonne of Ammihur King of Geshur: and Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.
- JPS
- But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
- LXXE
- But Abessalom fled, and went to Tholmi son of Emiud king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad: and king David mourned for his son continually.
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- Written (Ketiv): עַמִּיחוּר (“Ammihur”). Read aloud (Qere): עַמִּיה֖וּד (“Ammihud”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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- Leningrad Codex reads עַמִּיח֖וּר; read aloud (Qere) reads עַמִּיה֖וּד (“Ammihud”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם בָּרַ֔ח וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י בֶּן־עמיחור מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־בְּנ֖וֹ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read aloud as (qere): עַמִּיה֖וּד
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἔφυγε, καὶ ἐπορεύθη, πρὸς Θολμὶ υἱὸν Ἐμιοὺδ βασιλέα Γεδσοὺρ εἰς γῆν Χαμααχάδ· καὶ ἐπένθησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.
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- 2 Samuel 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
- 2 Samuel 14:23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 13:34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men…
- 2 Samuel 14:32“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face,…
- 1 Chronicles 3:2the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
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